"Going Off The Grid" is a weekly survey of sports execs and personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. This week, panelists opine on the Mayweather-McGregor buildup, as well as their can't-miss fall TV show.
- Blue Jackets Partnership Activation Specialist Victoria King
– Pop culture is not just an interest for her, but life.
- KORE Planning & Insights President Russell Scibetti
– Obsessively checks his Twitter feed.
- Ketchum Sports & Entertainment Senior VP & GM Courtney Nally
– Lives for US Weekly -- not sorry about it.
- Rapids interim GM & Sporting Dir Padraig Smith
– Will listen to anything by Bruce Springsteen.
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The Mayweather-McGregor buildup has been... |
Next sport (non-NBA) to place ads on jerseys |
Fall TV show you can't wait for |
Earliest you'll drink pumpkin-flavored beverages |
The NFL hiring full-time officials is... |
King |
A well-orchestrated publicity stunt |
Football - from practice to game jerseys |
Does "Sunday Night Football" count? |
It's never too early |
The NFL playing catch-up |
Scibetti |
All about chasing the $$$ |
The NHL |
Besides NFL games, "Shark Tank" |
Never - pumpkin belongs in pie |
Long overdue |
Nally |
The circus is coming to town |
The NHL |
Anything by Dick Wolf |
Never - fiercely loyal to vanilla anything year-round |
Interesting. Always thought they were |
Smith |
Excruciating |
MLB |
"The Brave" on NBC |
Never |
A step in the right direction
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